Are you one of those people who "can't meditate"? Meditation is a simple practice available to any of us. Once you have the basics of how to meditate, you can easily practice it to calm down the mind and get to sleep.

The weather looked uninviting; it was overcast and damp, the kind of day when cold seeps into your bones.

I felt like staying inside but I was restless. I forced myself to go outside.

Once out, I immediately felt better. Why?

Many of us find it difficult to cultivate a balance between the yin and yang of our lives. However, when we do not, things start to crash and burn. We become exhausted and unproductive. Our moods and sense of wellbeing can deteriorate.

We don’t always notice our state of being. In fact, we are mostly “in” it, rather than observing it. However, when we step into a place of awareness of our state of mind, we can discern how we are impacted by what’s around us.

The effect our surroundings have on us is called entrainment.

What does it mean to be a "light sleeper"? Is it normal? Is your body telling you something when you wake easily? Read on to find out what you can do to protect your sleep.

Working from home can mess with your sleep.

This is because our bodies need routines. Our bodies need to orchestrate a million different processes and these need to be in sync. When we go to bed and get up at different times each day, these processes get out of whack and misaligned.

It is refusing to "know what we know" that keeps us stuck in fear. We may try to avoid this part of us, but it is in touch with a reality greater than our own selves and our pedestrian preferences. Fear lives in the darkness where we refuse to go.

These fears can follow us into the night and keep us awake.

When Sharon came to me, she was always tired, she was overweight, and she felt sluggish all the time. One of the key things we did to turn things around for her was to establish a sleep schedule. She started waking up and going to bed at regular times. This helped her feel more energized and alert.

Although we talk about being a “morning person” or a “late-night person,” our preferences can change over our lifetimes. Also, we may be exaggerating these preferences, to our detriment.

Most of us experience times when we feel split - one part of us knows something, but another part of us doesn't want to know it. But what if that something was the prospect of Alzheimer’s
Disease?

There is a basic equation that we often miss when it comes to getting more energy. In our modern world, we often forget that we are a part of nature. And now we are suffering. Many of us are not living our full energetic potential due to a disorder that comes from living indoors all the time.

When you feel EXHAUSTED, should you go to bed? It depends. Are you actually sleepy? Or are you fatigued? We often use the word "tired" to mean either of these two states. But they actually feel different. And your body is telling you different things.

What is it about sleep that wipes away the concerns and obsessions from the day before? Sleep washes away the aches and sorrows of life. This happens during dreaming.

What state of mind are you in when you go to bed? You may find it difficult to fall asleep. You are too wired with thoughts about what happened today and what you need to do tomorrow. Your mind is racing, thoughts spinning around and round. How to get out of this trap?